Parachute gun



Mrcfl, 1953 M. M. BAUDERER ET AL 2,633,119

PARACHUTE GUN Filed April 5, 1951 Patented Mar. 31, 1953 I l Claim. 1 This inventiontrelatestaa.toygparachute gun. It is an object oftheinvention'to provide a `toy=parachitefgunwhereinftliereiisrproviiledtwo openings so that parachutesfffcan'beiprojected from theitwoiopeningsandewithiwhich there is associated a single trigger that will release.auto {.mat'idally. upon the single rearward pullitlrereo'f .E'rstone parachute `and thenwith a -continued gpll the ,other parachute.

lLQIt .is..iano,ther fobjet-.t 'o^f""the inventionitopro- "videatoy with which children can play"'that will acquaintthecliild'lfwithithei mechanics of a parachute and which'willremove the .idea-.of .ifkillingfwith the use of aggun.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a double barrelled toy parachute gun having a single trigger for releasing the two parachutes, which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, has a minimum number of parts, light in weight, and easy to handle, compact, durable and efficient in operation.

For a better understanding of the invention reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the acp companying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective top view of the double barrel toy parachute gun embodying the features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the gun, taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the parachute used with the gun.

Referring now to the figures, I represents a main hollow body, having two parallel openings II and I2 therein. The rearward part of these openings are of less diameter than the forward part of the openings. The gun barrel portions I3 and I4 form a part of this main body, and include respectively the openings Il and I2. In the respective openings are coil springs I4. The narrow part of the openings are of a diameter equivalent to the diameter of the coil springs and serve to retain such springs against lateral displacement as they are compressed. These springs I4 will be compressed into the narrow parts of their openings when the actuating members therein are retracted and retained. The larger diameter part of the openings will retain a toy parachute I5, Fig. 4, and there may be one of these parachutes used in each opening.

A rod I6 is adjustable in each opening and this rod has a hand knob I1 on the rear end of the body portion by which the rod can be pulled through rear opening I8. The forward end of "2 'theerodif'ha's 1an: 'enlargement I 9` 'whichfcanbe "adjusted *invarearwardlyprojected' ."sleevefipor- 'tion f2`| tof "a"cupped"plunger`f22. A suspended Tmeniber il 5 "ofmparac'hute I5 'ts"the'cup"shaped =member 22 as the jparachute *is :inserted inthe ropening.

member rides for engagement with shoulder 29 of the latch. This shoulder receives and retains the plunger 22 while the spring 26 and 21 holds the latch pivoted in its latching position. A pivot pin 30 connects the latches 24 and 25 with the bodl7 ID.

Depending from the body ID is a handle 3I formed of separable parts and secured to the body I0. This handle has a front opening 32 into which hand trigger 33 can be withdrawn. .This trigger 33 is pivoted on a pivot pin 34 carried by depending projections 35 and 36 on the body I0. A spring 31 is secured by a rivet 38 to the handle and reacts against the trigger 33 to urge the same forwardly on the handle.

The trigger 33 has on its rear end differently elevated surfaces 39 and 40 engageable respectively with the latches 24 and 25 in sequence so that upon a rearward pull of the trigger first the right hand plunger 22 will be released to extract a parachute I5 and then the other latch 25 will be released to project the .parachute in the left opening.

The plunger 23 will accordingly push with great force under the action of the spring I4 the parachute I5 out of the gun and thereafter the parachute will assume its open shape and will gradually lower itself to the ground. A buffer spring 42 engages the rear body of the gun as the plunger 25 is released to assume the shock of the knob Il against the rear end of the body I0.

By virtue of the rod I6 having its head I9 slidable in the sleeve projection 2| of the plunger member 22, the rounded head I9 can be thrust against a parachute member I 5 to work the parachute out of the opening independently of the plunger 22. In this manner the parachute member I5 can be properly located in the concave or cupped plunger 22.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a toy parachute having two openings for receiving parachutes land wherein through a single trigger the parachutes can be projected from the gun in sequence and wherein the pole rod for receiving the plunger element upon the latch is adjustable through the plunger element to dislodge a parachute from the opening when it has been stuck therein.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction of the invention, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as dened by the appended claim.

We claim:

A toy parachute gun having a body with two parallel openings therein and serving as gun barrels, a plunger operable in each opening to receive and project a toy parachute therefrom, a rod connected to the plunger and extending rearwardly through the rear end of the body, a hand knob on the rear end of the rod and adapted to be pulled to retract the plunger, a handle portion depending from the body portion, -a trigger pivoted on .the body portion and adapted to be retracted into the handle portion, latch elements pivotly lconnected to the body portion in a bottom open- `ing therein, said latch elements being laterally aligned and engageable respectively with the plunger elements of the respective openings, said trigger having an individual latch element contacting portion engageable with each latch element to pivot the same and to release the plungers, said portions comprising parallel surfaces of said trigger positioned at different distances from 4 their associated latch element, said trigger being common to both latch element contacting portions, spring elements carried by the body portion and engageable respectively with the latch elements to urge the same toward their latching positions, spring coils surrounding the respec- V tive rods and disposed in the respective openings to urge the plungers forwardly in the openings upon release from the respective latch elements, said portion on the trigger element being engageable with the respective latch elements at diierent degrees of pivotal movement of said trigger whereby the parachutes may be projected sequentially uponI continued rearward pull of the trigger, and spring means within the handle portion and bearing against the trigger to pivot the same v forwardly and out of the handle. MARTHA MARY BAUDERER.

ERIC K; LOTTHAMMER.

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